Why is the company called the company? What is the origin of the company?

"Volkswagen, the wealth of several people, the meaning of division and operation." From Datong's Biography of Liezi. It means that the company is a place where most people work, live, study and work together. The company law defines a company as a form of enterprise organization. Strictly speaking, a company refers to a for-profit legal entity established by capital contribution in accordance with regulations. In other words, a company is an economic entity formed in a certain form and an organization engaged in business activities for profit. To maximize the interests of investors as the mission, by providing products or services in exchange for income. Company is the product of social development and develops with the development of social division of labor. Generally speaking, companies can bear civil liability independently. According to the Company Law (2006), a company is defined as a limited liability company and a joint stock limited company established in China according to this Law. In the concept of a company, it generally includes four elements: 1, (must) the company is a legal person engaged in business activities, and the acquisition of legal person qualification and business qualification needs to be recognized by the relevant state administrative departments, meet the conditions prescribed by law, perform the procedures prescribed by law, and obtain the business license issued by the relevant state administrative departments; 2. It is considered that the purpose of establishing a company with the contribution of the target shareholders is to obtain profits through the company's business activities, and profit-making has become an important element of the company, which is different from non-profit-making public welfare legal persons, administrative state organs and non-commercial companies. A company whose purpose and main activity is to engage in administrative management should not be called a company, because it is not a company strictly. 3. Behavioral establishment is established by shareholders' investment behavior, and the right line created by shareholders' investment behavior is equity. Equity is an independent special right, which is different from real rights such as management rights and creditor's rights. 4, an independent company must have independent property as the basis of its business activities and the premise of civil liability. Article 3 of China's Company Law stipulates: "Limited liability companies and joint stock limited companies are enterprise legal persons." As a company, it must meet the conditions stipulated in Article 37 of the General Principles of Civil Law. The origin of company system Modern company originated from the company origin in social contract theory. The main forms of companies are limited companies, individual unlimited companies, partnership unlimited companies and publicly listed joint stock limited companies, which are different from non-profit social organizations and institutions. Companies stipulated in China's current company law are divided into limited liability companies and joint stock limited companies. From the perspective of western company theory, companies can be classified according to different conditions. For example, according to whether limited liability is applicable, it can be divided into limited liability companies and unlimited liability companies. The classification of companies in Article 2 of China's Company Law is made according to the characteristics of establishing companies and meeting the needs of social economy. However, the role of other corporate forms in social and economic life has not been ruled out. Therefore, we think the second view is more acceptable. The biggest feature of a joint stock limited company, which is different from a limited liability company, is that all its capital is divided into equal shares. Shareholders are responsible for the company with their shares, and the company is responsible for its debts with all its capital, such as listed companies. In addition to the classification stipulated in Article 2 of the Company Law, the common classification methods are as follows: according to the different forms of shareholders' liability; According to the different credit standards of the company; According to whether different shareholders and stocks can be transferred; According to the nationality of the company; According to the control and dependence of one company on another; According to the internal jurisdiction system of a company, there are seven common classification methods.